George Washington at Virginia Tech

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 16, 1949, page 42

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  BLACKSBURG, Va, Oct. 15.- George Washington University s football team wrested 24–⁠14 VIC tory from Virginia Tech here today before 10000 homecoming fans, although operating without the services of its highly talented Andy Davis. This halfback, nursing an injury, sat out the entire game. but George Washington found the formula for it’s first triumph of the season by giving stocky AL Dugof the leather fire. quently. Dugoff, a former Roosevelt High back, carried often and success fully to deal the Gobblers-winless since 1947-their fifth defeat Of the season. Dugoff, a 190- FOUNDER, scored the Colonials’ four touchdowns, one with a spectacular 105-yard, run from the kickoff opening the second half.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 17, 1949, page 3 (results column)

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  HERE ARE STARS SAT. GRID GAMES o \ x1AS0OO4L1 \ A1A/ AtAnJo Al Dugoff, George Washington U fullback-scored all four CIV touch- downs, including one from kickoff from behind own goal. as team de- feated Virginia Tech, 24–⁠14. Billy Boren, Utah-ran kickoff 100 yards for touchdown, scored another from scrimmage with 80- yard run, but Utah lost to Denver, 20sl8. Larry Courtre, Notre Dame helped Irish rout Tulane, 46–⁠7, by scoring first three touchdowns in 10 minutes. Gil Stephenson, Army fullback- scored four touchdowns as Army de- feated Harvard, 54–⁠14. Frank Brunk. California-just off injured list, he made a 102-yard touchdown run for winning marker oyer Southern California, which bowed 16–⁠10~ Charley Justice, North Carolina scored three touchdowns in 28–⁠14 victory over Wake Forest. George Thomas, Oklahoma-click- ed for four touchdowns in helping to heat Kansas. 48–⁠26. Woodley Lewis, Oregon-unfurled asl02-yard kickoff return as Ore gon defeated Colorado, 42–⁠14.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Virginia Tech leads 11–⁠8 in 19 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.